Referee's report by Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'On the extension of the value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter' by William Rutherford
Reference number: RR/2/211
Date: 1853
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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers a paper in the Proceedings will be sufficient.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
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- RR/2/211
- Earliest possible date
- 1853
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Samuel Hunter Christie, Referee's report by Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'On the extension of the value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter' by William Rutherford, 1853, RR/2/211, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_211/referees-report-by-samuel-hunter-christie-on-a-paper-on-the-extension-of-the-value-of-the-ratio-of-the-circumference-of-a-circle-to-its-diameter-by-william-rutherford, accessed on 25 January 2026
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On the extension of the value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1854
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0093
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Referee's report by William Henry Smyth, on a paper 'On the extension of the value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter' by William Rutherford
Creator: William Henry Smyth Reference number: RR/2/212
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 2, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1850-1855 Reference number: RR/2
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Samuel Hunter Christie
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